Recent Blog Posts
- Fine Wine Investment Seminar, Wednesday 12th February 4/02/2014
- The Wine Advocate’s Grand World Tour 2014 20/01/2014
- Fighting Counterfeit 11/11/2013
- The Classés of 2012: Trends over the past year 4/10/2013
- Bordeaux 2010: The Latest Opinion 22/02/2013
Trending
Ten most searched-for wine names*- 1. Dom Perignon2. Petrus3. Pin4. Montrose5. Cristal
- 6. Talbot7. Angelus8. Belgrave9. Krug10. Palmer
wine investment BLOG
The Future of Wine Investment – Transparency is Everything
Date posted: January 26, 2011
When one considers the market for fine wines as a whole, prices are rising and the role of the investor is becoming even more important, complementing (but thankfully not yet supplementing) the role of the consumer and collector. Read full story...

South African entente Wines From Boer and Brit
Date posted: January 24, 2011
“Entente” is of course from the French, meaning ‘mutual understanding’ and is often used in terms of military history. It is aptly used, therefore, in a new wine offering from the direct descendants of two opposing Boer War generals under a label called Boer & Brit. Read full story...

Summergate Splits With Rothschild
Date posted: January 21, 2011
The Chinese importer Summergate and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) have decided to end their very successful seven year partnership, chiefly because Summergate does not want to sell a portion of itself to DBR. Read full story...

Water Shortages Could Affect Wineries
Date posted: January 5, 2011
Every year Southern California typically experiences water shortages and savage wild fires that burn out of control for weeks. Read full story...

Australian development encroaching on vineyards
Date posted: December 21, 2010
Urban development is threatening prime arable land all over the world, and Australia is no exception. Read full story...

Archives
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- February 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
Auction News
- Weekend Wine Auctions Raise $18 million wine-searcher.com, 25/03/2014
- Hart Wine Auction Totals $5.05 Million as Lafite ’82 Leads Sale businessweek.com, 25/03/2014
- Sotheby’s hails success of Drouhin direct cellar auction decanter.com, 11/03/2014